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Dozens killed in strike on Russia-held Ukraine city Russia has said at least 28 people died in a strike on a bakery in the Russian-occupied eastern Ukrainian town of Lysychansk. The building, which also housed a restaurant named Adriatic, was hit on Saturday. Russian officials said servicemen, women and a child were killed in the strike. The Kremlin said Western-supplied weapons were used in the attack, which it called a "terrorist act" by Ukraine. read more

Iran says US strikes are a 'strategic mistake' Iran has called US air strikes on Iraq and Syria a "strategic mistake" after 85 targets were hit across the region on Friday. The US has launched retaliatory strikes in response to last week's drone attack on a US military base that killed three American soldiers. The White House blamed the drone attack on an Iran-backed militia group. The US and UK also launched a new round of joint strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday. read more

Western officials in protest over Israel Gaza policy More than 800 serving officials in the US and Europe have signed a statement warning that their own governments' policies on the Israel-Gaza war could amount to "grave violations of international law". The "transatlantic statement", a copy of which was passed to the BBC, says their administrations risk being complicit in "one of the worst human catastrophes of this century" but that their expert advice has been sidelined. It is the latest sign of significant levels of dissent within the governments of some of Israel's key Western allies. read more

US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say The US has approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials have told the BBC's US partner CBS News. The strikes will take place over a number of days, officials said, and weather conditions will likely dictate when they are launched. It comes after a drone attack killed three US soldiers in Jordan, close to the Syrian border, on Sunday. The US blamed an Iranian-backed militia group for that attack. read more

Three US soldiers killed in Jordan attack named The US government has released the names of three troops killed by an enemy drone attack in Jordan on Sunday. Sgt William Jerome Rivers, 46, Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24 and Specialist Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23 were killed when a drone hit their housing unit. The US has blamed Iranian-backed groups for the attack and the Pentagon said it carried the "footprints" of Hezbollah. read more

US drone attack: Three US troops killed in drone strike on US base in Middle East Three US troops have been killed and dozens injured in a drone attack on a US base near Jordan's border with Syria. US President Joe Biden said the attack was carried out by "radical Iran-backed militant groups". He added: "We shall respond." Iran has denied any involvement in the attack. It is the first time that a strike has killed US troops in the region since Hamas's 7 October attack on Israel. Jordan says the attack took place in Syria, not inside Jordan. read more

UNRWA claims: UN agency condemns aid halt over alleged help for Hamas attacks The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has urged the countries that halted funding to reconsider their "shocking" decision. "UNRWA is the primary humanitarian agency in Gaza, with over two million people depending on it for their sheer survival," Philippe Lazzarini said. Nine countries, including the UK, earlier paused funding the agency. They acted over allegations that some UNRWA staff were involved in the 7 October deadly Hamas attacks on Israel. read more

Russia risked lives in downed plane, Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of "playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners", after a deadly plane crash in western Russia. He demanded an international inquiry after Wednesday's crash in the Belgorod region near Ukraine's border. Russia said there were no survivors after Kyiv had downed the Il-76 plane with 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six Russian crew and three escorts. read more

US and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthis in Yemen The US and UK have conducted a fresh series of joint air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. The Pentagon said Monday's strikes hit eight targets, including an underground storage site and Houthi missile and surveillance capability. The Iran-backed Houthis have been targeting ships they say are linked to Israel and the West that travel through the important Red Sea trade route. read more

More than 25,000 now killed in Gaza since Israel offensive began, Hamas-run health ministry says More than 25,000 people have now been killed in Gaza during Israel's offensive there, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. It said there had been 178 deaths in the last 24 hours, making it one of the deadliest days in the war so far. As fighting continued, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again rejected creating a Palestinian state. read more

Donetsk: Deadly blast hits market in Russia-held Ukraine city, officials say At least 25 people have been killed in a shelling attack in the Russian-held city of Donetsk, the Moscow-installed leader of the region says. Denis Pushilin said a Ukrainian strike, which also injured 20 people, had hit a busy market and that the casualty figures might change. Russia's foreign ministry denounced the strike as a "barbaric terrorist attack" against civilians. There has so far been no comment from Ukraine on the incident. BBC News was not able to immediately verify the circumstances around the strike. read more

Netanyahu publicly rejects US push for Palestinian state Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state once the conflict in Gaza comes to an end. In a news conference, a defiant Mr Netanyahu vowed to press on with the offensive in Gaza "until complete victory": the destruction of Hamas and return of the remaining Israeli hostages, adding that it could take "many more months". read more

Suspected Jordanian air strikes in southern Syria kill 10 - activists At least 10 people, including children, have been killed in suspected Jordanian air strikes in south-western Syria, local activists and media say. Several homes were reportedly destroyed in Arman, a town in Suweida province about 20km (12 miles) from the border. There was no immediate comment from authorities in Jordan. But its forces are believed to have carried out a number of air strikes in Syria over the past year on suspected drug smugglers and their facilities. read more

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Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes on Iran, with reports of seven killed Pakistan has launched retaliatory missile strikes into neighbouring Iran, two days after a similar Iranian attack inflamed relations between the states. Pakistan said its strikes had hit "terrorist hideouts" in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province, which borders Pakistan. Iranian media reported that three women and four children had been killed. Pakistan's hit comes after it was outraged by Iran's strike, which Tehran said was aimed at terrorist groups. read more

Israel Gaza war: Hamas video claims to show dead hostages Hamas has issued a new video purporting to show the bodies of two Israeli hostages, with the militants claiming that they died in air strikes on Gaza. It comes a day after Hamas released another video of the hostages when they were alive, but warning they could die if Israel continued its bombardment. Israel denied they were killed by strikes. Its defence minister accused the militants of "psychological abuse". read more

They were Israel's 'eyes on the border' - but their Hamas warnings went unheard They are known as Israel's eyes on the Gaza border. For years, units of young female conscripts had one job here. It was to sit in surveillance bases for hours, looking for signs of anything suspicious. In the months leading up to the 7 October attacks by Hamas, they did begin to see things: practice raids, mock hostage-taking, and farmers behaving strangely on the other side of the fence. read more

Taiwan election: China says US 'gravely wrong' to congratulate new leader China has accused the US of sending "a gravely wrong signal" to those pushing for Taiwan's independence after Saturday's election result. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent Taiwanese president-elect William Lai a message of congratulations following the result. Beijing called the message aviolation of Washington's commitment to maintain only unofficial ties with Taiwan. Mr Lai has vowed to protect Taiwan from an increasingly aggressive China. read more

100 days since Hamas attacked Israel, triggering war in Gaza One hundred days ago, the previously unthinkable happened in Israel. A state, born out of adversity and war only 75 years ago, woke up to what some have since described as a threat to its very existence. On Saturday night, in Tel Aviv, the events of 7 October were commemorated by thousands of people. Uppermost on the minds of everyone were the around 130 hostages abducted by Hamas and still being held in Gaza, although some of them may not still be alive. Just after dawn 100 days ago, thousands of heavily armed Hamas fighters stormed through and over the Gaza border fence in several different places. read more

US launches second strike on Houthis in Yemen The US says it carried out a fresh attack against a Houthi target in Yemen on Saturday - its second such strike on the group in two days. The operation was described by the US as a "follow-on action" targeting a Houthi radar site. The Houthis vowed a "strong and effective response" to the strikes, adding that there were no injuries. read more